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Pressure Pro 16W
After seven weeks on the farm, we headed out to Mandaville, LA via Dallas.
For the first 30-minutes of our trip, our sensors on our TOAD were alerting. Sometimes one, sometimes two, sometimes three, and sometimes all four. Pressures were all good and all sensors have a date code of 2014. After 30-minutes, all the readings were good.
At no time did any of the sensors on the Bus alert.
I’m wondering if not firing up the PP for seven weeks or the TOAD not being around the PP continuously, had anything to do with why the alerts were going wild for the first 30-minutes of our trip.
Anyone else have this issue before?
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7 Replies
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Cold tires when warmed will ad about 3 – 5 pounds of pressure in normal rational street driving. Maybe the pressures were just below the PP threshold when cold then warmed to above after 30 minutes of rolling resistance.
edit: Every fall as the ambient goes down, I have to ad a few pounds to all tires on the Porsche to stay out of the alert. But they are more sensitive due to their profile.
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I agree with Dan, this trip I ended up in temps as low as 43 and with all my sensors set in hot Florida, I had to make toad adjustments. Other than that, just shy of 4,000 miles and no false alerts.
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I agree with the above also. Normal. We’re returning from the northwest coast and mountains and have had cold nights and hot days. I expect at least one or two Jeep sensors to beep in the morning until the tires warm up on the road and the the beeps stop. I do have one sensor on the Jeep that beeps more often showing low pressure. But when I check the pressure manually from time to time the tire is fine. The Jeep sensors are about five years old now so I’ll replace them soon.
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It is a pain dealing with tire pressures but we know pressures are critical to protect the tires and to maintain our safety.
Knowing I had an almost 4000 mile trip and would be not only going to much lower temps, but to a higher elevation which may or may not have an impact.
I topped off my steers at 106 in a 65 degree garage and no sun shining on tires to affect tires on one side. When I pulled out of the garage the PP showed the 106 PSI I inlfated the steers to.
This morning it was 24 degrees and the tires read 99 and 100 PSI. They warmed up to 45-50 degrees and showed 114 and 115 PSI when rolling.
Drives and tag were equally affected and I believe I am going to re-inflate them in the morning before I head back home.
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I’m moving South so I think my tire psi’s should go up a little, but at least others have a similiar experience.
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You could lower Your alert psi warning level enough so You do not have to hear the beep due to the temperature fluctuations.
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Excellent suggestion!
especially since I check my pressures prior to moving anywhere…
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